How a friendship bracelet sparked a love story that captured the attention of the world: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's relationship in pictures
Pop star meets star athlete. They fall in love. He wins a Super Bowl championship and she starts the highest grossing tour ever.
It sounds like a movie plot, but it's the memorable love story between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce that has been unfolding in front of the world for nearly two years.
Swift kicked off her Eras Tour in March 2023. But in the first leg of touring, it came out that Swift had ended her six-year relationship with actor Joe Alwyn.
What fans could never have predicted is that same tour, with some help from a friendship bracelet, would lead her to finding love again – this time with NFL star Travis Kelce.
We've since watched the superstar couple mark some major milestones in their relationship, cheering each other on at many sold-out shows and football games, travelling the world, and gushing about each other on the regular.
As Kelce heads into his second Super Bowl with Swift by his side, let's take a look back at all the "Tayvis" moments that sent fans around the world into a frenzy.
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July 2023
Little did Taylor Swift know, July 8 would be a date that changed her entire life.
The pop star kicked off her global Eras Tour in the US in March 2023, with many celebrities attending her sold-out shows around the world.
But there was one star at her second Kansas City concert whose attendance would have a particularly big impact on Swift down the track.
We are, of course, talking about Kansas City Chiefs star, Travis Kelce.
Fans spotted the NFL star up in his VIP suite in Arrowhead Stadium, which is the Chiefs home ground.
Later that month, Kelce revealed on his podcast New Heights with his brother Jason Kelce that he tried to meet up with Swift after her show and give her a friendship bracelet – a popular tradition among her fans – with a special detail.
"If you're up on Taylor Swift concerts, there are friendship bracelets, and I received a bunch of them being there, but I wanted to give Taylor Swift one with my number on it," he said.
Kelce said he "was disappointed that she doesn't talk before or after her shows because she has to save her voice for the 44 songs that she sings".
In the following months, romance rumours between Kelce and Swift began to stir.
September 2023
Romance speculation went into overdrive on September 24 when Swift was spotted through the VIP suite window at one of Kelce's games.
The Cruel Summer singer cheered on the Chiefs in their game against the Chicago Bears at Arrowhead Stadium – the same place Kelce first laid eyes on her at the Eras Tour.
The NFL star later spoke about Swift's headline-making appearance on his podcast, calling the move, "pretty ballsy".
"I just thought it was awesome how everybody in the suite had nothing but great things to say about her – the friends and family," he added.
"She looked amazing and everybody was talking about her in great light."
Swift caught up with Kelce after the game.
The pair were filmed leaving the stadium together in a TikTok posted by the NFL.
Kelce wore the KidSuper Studios' 1989 Bedroom Painting set which, if you're familiar with Swift's discography, 1989 is the name of one of her albums.
While fans speculated it was the pair's first-ever date, Swift later confirmed in an interview with Time Magazine that the pair were already a couple at this point.
"I think some people think that they saw our first date at that game? We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date."
October 2023
It quickly became clear Swift's surprise NFL appearance wasn't just a one-off.
The pop superstar returned to cheer on the Chiefs at their next game a week later, this time at their away game in New York City against the Jets on October 1.
Swift has since been to many NFL games to support Kelce, all of which you can see here.
As the world continued to speculate if Travis and Taylor, or "Tayvis" as they quickly became nicknamed, were in fact officially dating, they made another surprise outing in an unlikely place.
During the same Saturday Night Live show on October 14, both Swift and Kelce made brief on-screen cameos, albeit separately.
Swift appeared to introduce fellow musician and Karma collaborator, Ice Spice.
In another segment about the NFL and their coverage of Swift, Kelce himself popped up on the show.
But it was one act after the show in which the couple finally seemed to confirm their relationship status for good.
While they made separate cameos on the show, the pair made their way to the SNL afterparty that night together – looking very much like a couple.
Swift and Kelce were photographed holding hands later in the night while walking out in New York City.
November 2023
In November, Kelce made another Eras Tour appearance – but this time, instead of watching through a window up in the stands, we was right near the stage in the VIP suite with the singer's dad, Scott Swift.
Even if his loud shirt didn't make him stick out, it was hard for fans to miss Kelce as Swift's extra special guest at her Argentina show on November 11.
Throughout the concert, Kelce was filmed singing and dancing along, looking like he was having the time of his life.
At the very end of the show Swift did something that made headlines around the world, changing the lyrics of her song Karma from "guy on the screen" to guy on the Chiefs", as an ode to her rumoured beau Kelce.
After that first lyric change, Swift would do the same only for the 13 other shows around the world that Kelce attended.
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